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,,,,,,,,,, FROM  NORTH   TO   SOUTH,   THIRTY   ODD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, KILOMETERS.  FROM  WEST  TO  EAST,  FOUR ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, THOUSAND METERS. FROM TOPSOIL  TO STONE, ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, A FOOT OR TWO. NO  ROOTS CAN  FESTER, NO ,,,,,,,,,,
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$%^~^,,,,, EARTH IS  BARE IN PATCHES  AS  LARGE  AS ,,,,,^~^%$
#$%^~^,,,,                YOU AND ME.               ,,,,^~^%$#
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###$%^~^,, CROSS  IT TO GET  TO THE OCEAN, OR DON'T ,,^~^%$###
####$%^~^,          TO STAY WHERE YOU ARE.          ,^~^%$####
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